TITLE 8
HEALTH AND SAFETY
HEALTH AND SAFETY
SECTION:
Article I. General Provisions
8.04.010: International Fire Code Adopted
8.04.015: Bureau Of Fire Prevention Established; Duties
8.04.017: Definitions
8.04.018: Fireworks And Other Ignition Source Restrictions
Article II. Storage Of Flammable Materials; Burning
8.04.020: Storage Of Flammable Or Combustible Liquids In Outside Aboveground Tanks; Where Prohibited And Where Permitted
8.04.030: Storage Of Compressed Natural Gas In Aboveground Containers
8.04.040: Burning At Construction Sites
8.04.045: Recreational Fires; When Prohibited
8.04.050: Violation; Penalty
Article III. Administration
8.04.070: Permits; Appeals
8.04.080: Permits; Officers To Determine When Required
8.04.090: Damages; Written Reports
ARTICLE I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
A. For the purpose of prescribing regulations governing conditions hazardous to life and property from fire, hazardous materials or explosion, the city adopts the 2012 edition of the international fire code.
1. The following appendices from the 2012 edition of the international fire code are adopted by the city as guidelines only:
a. Appendix A - board of appeals.
b. Appendix B - fire flow requirements.
c. Appendix C - fire hydrant locations and distributions.
d. Appendix D - fire department access roads.
e. Appendix E - hazardous categories.
f. Appendix F - hazard ranking.
g. Appendix G - cryogenic fluids; weights and volume equivalents.
B. The foregoing fire code is published by the International Code Council, being particularly the 2012 edition, except such portions which are specifically excepted by this section. One copy shall be filed in the office of the city recorder, one copy shall be filed in the city library and one copy shall be filed at the fire department for examination by the public and the same are adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein, and from the effective date hereof, the provisions thereof shall be controlling within the limits of the city. (Ord. 13-50, 2013)
A. The international fire code shall be enforced by the bureau of fire prevention in the fire department of the city which is established and which shall be operated under the supervision of the chief of the fire department.
B. The chief in charge of the bureau of fire prevention shall be appointed by the mayor on the basis of examination to determine his or her qualifications.
C. The chief of the fire department may detail such members of the fire department as inspectors as shall from time to time be necessary. The chief of the fire department shall recommend to the mayor the employment of technical inspectors, who, when such authorization is made, shall be selected through an examination to determine their fitness for the position. The examination shall be open to members and nonmembers of the fire department, and appointments made after examination shall be for an indefinite term with removal only for cause. (Ord. 03-12 § 1, 2003: prior code § 6-7-2)
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